ACCT 901 Doctoral Dissertation I in Accounting
To be taken after completing all coursework (excluding the 901, 902, and 903 dissertation courses), this course (and the subsequent Doctoral Dissertation courses II and III) allows students to work progressively on completing each Doctoral Dissertation milestone toward the completion of the professional doctorate degree. These milestones include Committee and University approval of a Doctoral Dissertation topic, a proposal, an approved IRB application by the GWU Institutional Review Board (if applicable), the collection and analysis of data, the preparation and approval of the final research manuscript, and the successful completion of the Doctoral Dissertation presentation. Throughout the three (or more) courses, students often work independently but are required to be in communication with the Chair of their Doctoral Dissertation at least once a month. These dissertation milestones must be completed within the following DBA program policies: (1) Students must complete at least 3 semesters of dissertation courses (901, 902, and 903), (2) Once dissertation courses are started with 901, students must continually be enrolled in a dissertation course until the dissertation is completed with a successful final defense, (3) Students not completing their dissertation within the 903 class will be enrolled in the 904 class continually until their dissertation is completed with a successful final defense, (4) Students cannot defend their proposal and their final dissertation within the same semester, (5) Final dissertation defenses can only take place during the 903 or the 904 classes. These courses are graded utilizing Pass (P) and Fail (F) as the grading criteria.
Prerequisite
Passing score on qualifying comprehensive examinations
Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer